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United States
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i found a 1976 LMC while roll searching today ... it has a stamp thats rectangular and has the letters KS in it... anyone have any information thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by steve199 04/30/2009 1:44 pm
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Valued Member
United States
383 Posts |
It probably represents Kansas. There was a set of cents that was counter-stamped with states on them. I got Arkansas a few months ago. Pretty neat.
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Valued Member
 United States
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ah ok thanks.
i believe the shape is of Kansas... any reason why they were stamped?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
There was a company years ago that did some promotion with them if I recall. All 50 states were available.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Jamez and SJUHawks hit it- there was a bicentennial promotion that involved stamping 1976 cents with all 50 state outlines and selling them as a set. There have been other iterations of this over the years as well with different dates but I believe that 1976 was the first time it was done on a large scale.
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 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1 red cent  of course, that is why you find these things roll hunting or in a dealers junk bin for 5 or 10 cents
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Valued Member
United States
383 Posts |
10¢ a piece sounds good. I'd gladly pay $5 for a full set of these. That would be neat.
We should see if CCF can get all 50 states.
With my Arkansas and ImTheCrew's Kansas, we're 4% of the way there!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is there any confirmation that they completed all the states?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One coin dealer in Denver has a complete 50-state collection of these counterstamped Cents, all in the original holder. Hard to value, but a nice curiosity that catches your eye in the case!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think it was probably KurtS that did it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I did it...in my garage. If you see any more, send them back to me. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got a complete set of these back when I was a teen.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
959 Posts |
A few months ago I found 21 States in a box. With the exception of 1, they are all '75 & '76 dates. All are outlines of the State with the 2 letter abbreviation inside. Probably some one's bi-centennial collection. I figure if I find the rest, I'll stick them on a map.
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United States
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How about some pictures?!?  I'm sure there are alot of people in the community that probably haven't seen them, including me!  Thanks, Mark
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